Go Play in the Dirt
Go Play in the Dirt
“Because I’m an old Southern woman, and we’re supposed to wear funny-looking hats and ugly clothes and grow vegetables in the dirt.”~Ouiser Boudreaux in Steel Magnolias
Written by: Beau Sasser, M.D.
#IRunWithMaud
#IRunWithMaud
When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d, And the great star early droop’d in the western sky in the night, I mourn’d, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring.
~Walt Whitman
Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince, And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest
~Hamlet: Act 5.2. 397-98
Written by: Beau Sasser, M.D.
Coronavirus: What To Do at Home?
Coronavirus: What To Do at Home?
“You bid me write to amuse the tedious hours, And save from withering my poetic powers;
Hard is the task, my friend, for verse should flow From the free mind, not fettered down . . .”
~Ovid. Trist. Lib. V. Elegy Xii, by William Cowper
“Corona, Corona where art thou?
Furtively, I glance away from the sink.
Was that a cough?”
~Beau Sasser, M.D.
Written by: Beau Sasser, M.D.
Back Pain . . . Oy! My Lumbago!
Back Pain . . . Oy! My Lumbago!
I’m not a back guy, but I know back pain.
Written by: Beau Sasser, M.D.
Resolving to Listen in 2020: Top Podcasts of the New Year
Resolving to Listen in 2020: Top Podcasts of the New Year
“Resolutions? ME?? Just what are you implying? That I need to change?? Well, Buddy, as far as I’m concerned, I’m perfect the way I am!” ~Calvin and Hobbes
Written by: Beau Sasser, M.D.
'Tis the Season to Give Thanks
'Tis the Season to Give Thanks
"So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it.”~ Willy Wonka
Written by: Beau Sasser, M.D.
Do I Need a Total Knee Replacement?
Do I Need a Total Knee Replacement?
“I replaced three joints in my hips and one in my knee. I’m hoping that other knee doesn’t have to be done. It’s one of the toughest things to overcome.” ~Phil Jackson
“I figured my body always would be able to repair itself. I think all of us believe that – until you begin to age and get hit with deteriorating joints. ~Lee Majors
Written by: Beau Sasser, M.D.
To Evacuate or Not to Evacuate
To Evacuate or Not to Evacuate
“To be, or not to be: that is the question
Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles . . .”
William Shakespeare—Hamlet (III, i)
Written by: Beau Sasser, M.D.
Be a Fan
Be a Fan
“Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.” ~Mike Singletary
Written by: Beau Sasser, M.D.